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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does White compare the feeling the city gives to its citizens to?
(a) A college education.
(b) An ongoing lecture.
(c) A dose of vitamins.
(d) A big hug.

2. What does the writer of the introduction say travelers will see that they left at home thanks to television?
(a) The same buildings.
(b) The same stars.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) The same streets.

3. What does White compare a non-local visiting New Yorker to?
(a) A foreigner coming to a new country.
(b) An alien visiting a new world.
(c) A fish talking to a bird.
(d) A commoner coming to a royal court.

4. What does White say a small number of visitors will feel about their visit to New York?
(a) They will be disappointed.
(b) They will hate it.
(c) They will love it.
(d) They will be overwhelmed.

5. What season is the usual tourist season in New York?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does White say you can spot the people who are disappointed in the city?

2. What is so outlandish about the city to White?

3. What nickname did White have in college?

4. How does White describe the different neighborhoods in New York?

5. What kind of person does White say can be found sleeping on the streets of New York in the summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the piece say that White quotes about newcomers in New York?

2. What does White say a visitor to New York will feel like right at first?

3. What does White say would happen if the different communities stopped tolerating each other?

4. How has Greenwich Village changed since White lived in New York?

5. What does White compare the city to?

6. What does White say someone has to do to find good things in New York?

7. What has changed about Grand Central Station since White lived in New York?

8. What does White say has changed about policemen since he lived there?

9. Where did White live while he was very poor in New York?

10. What are the two main reactions White says visitors to New York will have?

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